Old Mining Equipment

It is wild to see the past rusting away, especially when one thinks of the size, time, and scale the equipment was made in. Also, with the cost of metal today it is crazy to think it is just sitting there.

Up the West Coast

March 9th 2008
Monday morning we drove to Fox Glacier and Gillespie's Beach where we walked the beach, watched the sea, ate lunch and attempted a nap amid the bugs. We continued on to a town called Hokitika where nearly all of the jade is mined. After finding a place to sleep off the grid we popped back into town the next morning for a visit to the jade factory and a shower at the local pool where we met a fri ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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